000 FZNT23 KNHC 240254 OFFNT3 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND TROPICAL NORTH ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN SEA NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. AMZ089-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHOULD DRIFT N TONIGHT AND WED...POSSIBLY DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHERWISE...A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA SHOULD KEEP TRADES MUCH WEAKER-THAN-AVERAGE THROUGH THU. RIDGE BUILDS INTO AREA FRI AND SAT CAUSING NORMAL TRADES TO RESUME OVER THE BASIN. $$ AMZ082-240930- NW CARIBBEAN N OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT FAR E. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS FAR SW DIMINISHING. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 18N E OF 80W MOSTLY W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 20N E OF 83W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT SW TO W WINDS S OF 18N E OF 80W EARLY. NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. .FRI...S OF 18N E OF 80W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N E OF 82W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 10 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ084-240930- SW CARIBBEAN S OF 15N W OF 75W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT...E OF 81W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 81W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE TO S. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT OR LESS E OF 80W AND E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS W OF 80W LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .FRI...S OF 12N E OF 78W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 11N E OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 11N W OF 80W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN. S OF 11N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. $$ AMZ086-240930- E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT...W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N W OF 66W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 15N W OF 66W. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 65W. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 15N W OF 66W EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT N OF 15N W OF 66W EARLY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 15N W OF 65W. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 70W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE TO E THU AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 70W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA LATE. .SAT...S OF 15N W OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ AMZ087-240930- TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 17N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...LOWEST FAR S. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 13N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .FRI...N OF 16N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 16N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE SUN. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 18N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL SUN...HIGHEST N. $$ AMZ088-240930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 .SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N74W TO 27N77W TONIGHT SHOULD EXTEND FROM 31N76W TO 27N76W EARLY THU BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE. STORM CENTER N OF AREA MOVES W TO NW TO THE CAROLINAS BY LATE THU OR EARLY FRI. LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1007 MB DRIFTS NORTH TO NEAR 22N69W LATE WED...POSSIBLY DEVELOPING INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. LOW MOVES TO 22N69W TO 27N68W LATE THU AND NE OF THE AREA BY LATE FRI. WEAK RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM 30N65W TO NEAR WEST PALM BEACH SAT AND FROM NE OF THE AREA TO JACKSONVILLE LATE SUN. $$ AMZ080-240930- SW N ATLC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING N OF 30N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH... .TONIGHT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT...EXCEPT 12 TO 15 FT N OF 29N. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF FRONTAL TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS SE PART. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 30N W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 30 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT BUILDING 14 TO 18 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT. WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF LOW PRES WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WITHIN 120 NM OF FRONTAL TROUGH. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH. ELSEWHERE S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT OFF SE FLORIDA COAST. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW. .THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 11 TO 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. WITHIN 270 NM E AND 60 NM W OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT WITH MAX SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL E OF BAHAMAS OFF SE FLORIDA COAST SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT AND 1 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS AND SQUALLS NEAR LOW. .FRI...WITHIN 270 NM E AND 90 NM W OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 TO 17 FT E OF LOW WITH MAX SEAS TO 19 FT AND 8 TO 12 FT W OF LOW. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 1 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS NEAR LOW. .SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PORTION. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 FT W OF BAHAMAS. .SUN...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF BAHAMAS. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN